Satellite-Based Broadcast System to Save Lives, Minimize Disaster Impact
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
What: Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and WorldSpace Satellite Radio
(Nasdaq: WRSP) test-launched the global Disaster Warning, Response,
and Recovery (DWRR) broadcast system. The new system -- which
combines commercial satellites, 24/7/365 network operations -- is
the product of an alliance among the two communication and
technology leaders.
DWRR is a real-time emergency alert and recovery tool for use in
disasters such as tsunamis and hurricanes. DWRR reaches into remote
areas, and to mobile users such as emergency response vehicles. It
also serves to fill communication gaps when power is out, or when
infrastructure is destroyed or overloaded. DWRR dispatches audio
alerts to warn people that a disaster is imminent and, during
disaster recovery, delivers vital information to governments and
relief agencies in the affected areas.
When: January 9, 2006
Who: Patricia Perlini, Raytheon Company, 260-418-4070
Wilson Baker, WorldSpace Satellite Radio, 301-960-1203
Why: The 2004 tsunami wiped out the telephone and power infrastructure
in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. As a result, emergency
responders lacked the news and instructions they needed to
distribute critical relief supplies -- food, water, medicine, and
clothing -- to the hardest-hit areas.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2004 sales of $20.2 billion, is an industry leader
in defense and government electronics, space, information technology,
technical services, and business and special mission aircraft. With
headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people worldwide.
http://www.raytheon.com
About WorldSpace
WorldSpace is the world's only global media and entertainment company
positioned to offer a satellite radio experience to consumers in more than 130
countries with five billion people, driving 300 million cars. WorldSpace
delivers the latest tunes, trends and information from around the world and
around the corner. WorldSpace subscribers benefit from a unique combination of
local programming, original WorldSpace content and content from leading brands
around the globe including the BBC, CNN, Virgin Radio UK, NDTV and RFI.
WorldSpace's satellites cover two-thirds of the globe with six beams. Each
beam is capable of delivering up to 80 channels of high quality digital audio
and multimedia programming directly to WorldSpace Satellite Radios anytime and
virtually anywhere in its coverage area. WorldSpace is a pioneer of satellite-
based digital radio services (DARS) and was instrumental in the development of
the technology infrastructure used today by XM Satellite Radio. For more
information, visit http://www.worldspace.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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Related links:
http://www.raytheon.com
http://www.worldspace.com
CONTACT:
Patricia Perlini of Raytheon Company,
+1-260-418-4070; or Wilson Baker of WorldSpace Satellite Radio,
+1-301-960-1203
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